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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of Trilib Food waste collection device - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration of a Parisian urban trash bin for all packaging and paper during the presentation by the deputy mayor of Paris, who presents the concrete application of the Parisian waste reduction plan with Objective less than 100,000 tons of waste by 2030. December 11, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zero waste store promotes sustainable practices in Namibia

STORY: Zero waste store promotes sustainable practices in Namibia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the zero waste store in Windhoek, Namibia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BRIGITTE REISSNER, Founder of the zero waste store STORYLINE: A zero-waste store in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, is working to promote sustainable practices by transforming the shopping habits of many locals. Established in 2019, the store operates under the principle of waste minimization by offering items for sale without any packaging to reduce waste dumped into the environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRIGITTE REISSNER, Founder of the zero waste store "We sell everything not packaged. I think that is the most important. Basically, how the store works, you can bring your own container. The container is weighed, the weight is written on the container, and then all the products have got codes on them. So with whatever you fill the con

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Demand for recycled plastic decreasing in France

STORY: Demand for recycled plastic decreasing in France DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: ANNECY, France CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of plastic waste recycling bins 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FRANCOIS EXCOFFIER, President of the professional federation of recycling companies (FEDEREC) 3. various of plastic recycling labels on a bottle 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): FRANCOIS EXCOFFIER, President of the professional federation of recycling companies (FEDEREC) STORYLINE: By 2030, packaging in France will have to incorporate 30 percent of recycled materials for all plastic bottles, and yet the plastics industry is not celebrating: the results at the start of this year are not good and the outlook for the end of 2023 remains bleak. In the context of falling oil prices and rising energy costs, recycled plastic is becoming less attractive. Between May 2022 and May 2023, the main petro-sourced virgin plastics recorded a price drop of around 25 percent to 40 percent (depending on t

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France to test glass deposit system in supermarkets to reduce plastic waste

STORY: France to test glass deposit system in supermarkets to reduce plastic waste DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various glass bottles 2. various glass bottles in a store 3. various glass bottle recycling station STORYLINE: As part of its plan to eliminate plastic bottles by 2040, the French government will soon launch an experiment in some supermarkets to implement a glass deposit system. This system will allow customers to return their standard glass containers so that the bottles can be reused. The principle of the "deposit" is as follows: glass containers sold in supermarkets will include an additional amount as a deposit. This deposit is then refunded to the buyer when they bring back the glass packaging to a designated collection point. An experimental phase will first be launched with voluntary supermarkets. The Carrefour group has already announced that it would launch an operation in this direction. The Secretary of State f